*OFFICIAL* Halifax Mooseheads 2013-2014 Thread Part II

[lavoy]

Pavlov was on the radio last week saying that depth didn't matter much, once you were this far in the playoffs....that basically the stars would decide amongst them who would take the series. I wonder if he still feels this way after 2 games?

Well he's not wrong really ... The only players to score, or even assist on Foreurs goals so far have been their top 6 and top D... Much like Halifax's bread and butter is their top 6 and first two pairs of D, as it's mostly rookies after that.

Wonder if Drouin and Gadoury will see a ton of ice in the first, so to avoid another terrible start. The Moose don't normally play from behind, usually building a lead and trapping and protecting the lead... Hope they learned some lessons in the first two games to adjust to that style of play, or get out early..

.. And it's Palov* too

 

[Killahpunk]

Mantha just undressed Fucale. Moose are done. Another poor start hurts them.

 

[Madness71]

Mooseheads down 4-1 really early

 

[Libbs]

What happened to Fucale? What changed between the Gatineau series and now? It's like he's completely lost his confidence.

Not saying it's his fault... but before, he'd be able to keep the team in the game until they got their feet moving. Can't win games when it's 3-0 before you can blink!

 

[PensBandwagonerNo272*]

damn. so long drouin.

 

[bigdirty]

Did Fucale seriously allow 3 goals on 4 shots?

 

[Killahpunk]

What a crazy game down 5-1 and now it's tied. My heart can't take this.

 

[Libbs]

If I had hair I'd be pulling it out by now.... I can't take this for much longer!

 

[Patmac40]

Oh my sweet jesus I can't take this! LUSSIER!!

 

[Madness71]

Awesome comeback !

 

[Patmac40]

Completely different series now than it seemed to be about 5 minutes in. If we can, ya know, show up for the start of the game we're in for one heck of a series.

 

[Killahpunk]

AMAZING! What a wild game! Such an emotional roller coaster. Drouin finally showed up in a big way in this series.

 

[Libbs]

Ok... let me go find my heart.



OH! There it is!

Hopefully this is the kick in the butt the team needed.

Who starts Game 4?

 

[optimus2861]

Fucale's got two pulls in a row and he's just not .. there. Is he hurt? Something going on in his personal life? Who knows, but he's just awful right now. I think you have to go with Darveau.

I didn't even bother to turn the TV back over to the Moose game after the Habs/Bolts ended.. I saw the score was 5-3 on my phone but figured it wouldn't matter. That's junior hockey for you!

 

[Dgill]

I would like to see them go with Fucale one last chance, just because he's our guy and always has been our guy for three seasons now.

 

[Patmac40]

Yep, go with Fucale on a very short leash.

 

[OMG]

mantha could undoubtably be the best offensive player in the league but after watching him do fly bys in his own end on three of the Moose goals and watching his defensive play i believe he may plateau at the AHL level . he is probably one of the worst defensive forwards in the leaugue who is playing on a teams top two lines

 

[PensBandwagonerNo272*]

logic has fucale on a short leash, reality says he's still clear cut #1

 

[JoeyBeans]

The moose are fired up should come out hot tonight.

 

[Dgill]

Hopefully they sat Fucale down and just talked with him. I feel that can be just as important as a solid pre-game practice.

 

[Patmac40]

Darveau getting the start. At this point, I'm speculating that Fucale is sick or something of the sort. Or maybe they're just confident in Darveau.

 

[3 Minute Minor]

mantha could undoubtably be the best offensive player in the league but after watching him do fly bys in his own end on three of the Moose goals and watching his defensive play i believe he may plateau at the AHL level . he is probably one of the worst defensive forwards in the leaugue who is playing on a teams top two lines

I don't know many wingers that go for the Selke so I doubt it hinders him the way you think it will.

 

[Killahpunk]

Good game after two periods. Hope the Moose play smart in the third. Darveau has been solid too.

 

[Patmac40]

My nerves are almost shot again but we've got a tied series, ladies and gents.

 

[bigdirty]

Great to see Darveau stepping up when we need him, but I still find it slightly terrifying watching him play.

So many times tonight where you'd see the puck on a Val d'Or players stick, and there's one half of the net wide open. He made some great saves, but he got lucky quite a few times. Those two wraparound attempts for instance, he just didn't have the quickness to get back in position.

Still, he's getting results, and Fucale isn't. Goaltending controversy was probably the last thing I was expecting in the playoffs.